The pore structure of the separator is crucial to the performance of a lithium-battery as it affects the cell resistance. Herein, a straightforward approach to vary the pore structure of Cladophora cellulose (CC) separators is presented. It is demonstrated that the pore size and porosity of the CC separator can be increased merely by decreasing the thickness of the CC separator by using less CC in the manufacturing of the separator. As the pore size and porosity of the CC separator are increased, the mass transport through the separator is increased which decreases the electrolyte resistance in the pores of the separator. This enhances the battery performance, particularly at higher cycling rates, as is demonstrated for LiFePO4/Li half-cells. A specific capacity of around 100 mAh g-1 was hence obtained at a cycling rate of 2 C with a 10 μm thick CC separator while specific capacities of 40 and close to 0 mAh g-1 were obtained for separators with thicknesses of 20 and 40 μm, respectively. As the results also showed that a higher ionic conductivity was obtained for the 10 μm thick CC separator than for the 20 and 40 μm thick CC separators, it is clear that the different pore structure of the separators was an important factor affecting the battery performance in addition to the separator thickness. The present straightforward, yet efficient, strategy for altering the pore structure hence holds significant promise for the manufacturing of separators with improved performance, as well as for fundamental studies of the influence of the properties of the separator on the performance of lithium-ion cells.
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机译:隔膜的孔结构对锂电池的性能至关重要,因为它会影响电池电阻。在本文中,提出了一种改变枝叶纤维素(CC)隔膜的孔结构的直接方法。已经证明,仅通过在隔板的制造中使用较少的CC来减小CC隔板的厚度就可以增加CC隔板的孔径和孔隙率。随着CC隔板的孔径和孔隙率的增加,通过隔板的质量传递增加,这降低了隔板的孔中的耐电解质性。如LiFePO4 / Li半电池所证明的,这提高了电池性能,尤其是在更高的循环速率下。因此,使用10μm厚的CC隔板在2 C的循环速率下可获得约100 mAh g-1的比容量,而对于厚度为20和40的隔板,则可获得40且接近0 mAh g-1的比容量。分别为结果还表明,与20和40μm厚的CC隔膜相比,10μm厚的CC隔膜获得了更高的离子电导率,很明显,隔膜的不同孔隙结构是影响电池性能的重要因素。除了隔板的厚度。因此,当前的简单而有效的改变孔结构的策略对于制造具有改善的性能的隔板以及对于隔板的性质对锂离子电池性能的影响的基础研究具有很大的希望。
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